ERIC Number: EJ880423
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Dec
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-1096-2409
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The Girls' Leadership Experience Camp: A Parallel Process of Leadership Skill Development for School Counselors-in-Training
Briggs, Michele Kielty; Staton, A. Renee; Gilligan, Tammy D.
Professional School Counseling, v13 n2 p125-134 Dec 2009
School counseling programs must provide counselors-in-training with effective and multifaceted leadership skill-building opportunities (Brott, 2006; DeVoss & Andrews, 2006; Dollarhide, Gibson, & Saginak, 2008; Kaffenberger & Murphy, 2007). The Girls' Leadership Experience Camp (GLEC) was created by the authors to enhance the leadership abilities of local girls while providing a training ground for future school counselors to develop their own leadership abilities. The camp participants included 16 rising sixth-grade girls who were potential first-generation college students and were identified by school personnel as possible leaders. The training experiences were framed using the core qualities and components of the ASCA National Model[R] (American School Counselor Association, 2005). This article describes the processes and outcomes related to leadership training of future school counselors via the GLEC. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Grade 6, Females, Leadership Training, School Counseling, School Counselors, Models, Student Development, Futures (of Society), Long Range Planning, Experiential Learning, Summer Programs, Recreational Activities, Skill Development, Career Exploration, Empowerment, Self Concept, Decision Making Skills
American School Counselor Association. 1101 King Street Suite 625, Alexandria, VA 22314. Tel: 703-683-2722; Fax: 703-683-1619; Web site: http://www.schoolcounselor.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Grade 6
Audience: Counselors
Language: English
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